{"id":8051,"date":"2012-04-15T06:59:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T12:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/?p=8051"},"modified":"2021-03-26T11:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:50:29","slug":"soap-challenge-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatcakessoapworks.com\/handmade-soap-blog\/index.php\/soap-challenge-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Soap Challenge – Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know I always encourage you to go check out the link-up<\/a> from the week before at this point! Some fabulous soaps as usual, and LOTS of learning experiences this week from the alcohol soaps.<\/p>\n

Here we are on the last week of the challenges – that have been announced anyway<\/strong>. I want to find out if you are interested in continuing the challenges, and if so, which ones you would like to do. I had also mentioned at the beginning that we might do a soap swap with this group. So I’ve created a short survey for you to let me know what your thoughts are about continuing the challenges and about participating in a swap! Please take a few moments and DO THE SURVEY NOW so you don’t forget. Thanks!<\/p>\n

Now, on to this week’s challenge: mixing your own scent blend! The challenge is to make a soap using a new blend of either fragrance or essential oils (or a mix of both) you’ve created yourself using what you already have in your stash.<\/p>\n

There are three different reasons why I have created scent blends in the past:
\n1. I was tired of the scents I had and wanted something new without spending any more $$$$$$$!
\n2. I have a ton of sample bottles or small amounts left in bigger bottles and wanted to use them up.
\n3. I was creating a new blend for my regular line of soaps.<\/p>\n

Now, there are two different approaches to creating scent blends. The first one is just to dump and add until you like what you get. I’ve done this with sample bottles before because I knew I wasn’t going to duplicate it again. It’s not a very scientific method, but you can do it.<\/p>\n

The other way is to create your blend on a small scale, using drops or Q-tips. Each drop or Q-tip is translated into a “part”. I prefer the drop method. Using disposable pipettes and paper towels, I will simply leave a drop of the essential or fragrance oil on a piece of paper towel, writing down what I’ve added and how much of each one. Some people like to dip Q-tips into the fragrances and put them in a glass jar with a lid over it for a day or so to let it “marinate”.<\/p>\n

Here’s a video of a recent blending project that I’ve been working on for this week’s challenge. I am creating a new scent blend for my Oatmeal, Milk & Honey soap<\/a> in my regular line:<\/p>\n